PlayStation 3 Has Ceased Production

Gematsu reports the official PlayStation website page for the 500GB version, the only model currently that was in production in Japan, lists shipments now as “Ended.” We have contacted Sony for official comment.

The PlayStation 3 originally released in Japan on November 11, 2006, and in North America on November 17 (PAL territories saw the system launch on March 23, 2007). The launch also saw Sony playing catch up to Microsoft’s Xbox 360, which released a year prior on November 22, 2005.

The system also gave birth to a wealth of what would become beloved new IP, including the likes of Uncharted, The Last of Us, Demon’s Souls, and LittleBigPlanet, as well as platform exclusive sequels in Metal Gear Solid 4 and God of War: Ascension.